Orange Roughy is vibrant, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #3ba8e6 |
| Complementary Color | #1886c4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Orange Roughy Color. The Fuego Nuevo color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Honey Teriyaki (#ee6611) for more energetic effect. Try Russet Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1886c4 is the best complementary color to Orange Roughy. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c45719 complementary color is Denim, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Orange Roughy are #c41830 and #c4ac18. Thus found on the left and right of #c45719 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cardinal and Sahara colors as they work well with Orange Roughy.
The split-complementary Orange Roughy palette consists of #1830c4 and #18c4ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1886c4). Try Persian Blue and Java colors in combination with #c45719, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #c45719 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orange Roughy. Thus Purple Heart and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orange Roughy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Denim, Christi, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #c45719 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orange Roughy tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#1886c4) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Denim. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #18c456 and #c41886.
In a RGB color space, hex #c45719 is made of 64% red, 28% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Orange Roughy has a hue angle of 21.75°, a saturation of 77.38% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c45719 is made of 0% cyan, 42.74% magenta, 67.06% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c45719 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,87,25) |
| RGB Percentage | 64%, 28%, 8% |
| CMYK | 0, 42.74, 67.06, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(21.75,77.38%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.75,87.24%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.2424,40.4916,52.974) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3486,18.6223,3.1254) |